4 C+ ($*(,& ,*(,& !"# > 7?75@ > ( &&($ -+). / 0+12 3 $+)# , !" #!$ 2 ' 0 + 2 13 + ##$ "$% %$ ' ++6< %$%$ &$% 2'0- + A0 -2B0'0 + %$ '%$#$ ()$'"$$ $$ % & ' ' !&()( * + !,#4 + -+ %$ & R ' R Sources told The Pioneer $ that the CM, during an hour- he turbulent political winds long meeting with Rawat, Tblowing across Punjab reiterated that he would abide #$ Congress on Saturday showed by the party president’s deci- $ & && signs of abating, but the heat sion. ' wave continued. Captain Expressing displeasure over $$( Amarinder Singh, who reiter- “leakage” of reports regarding &*+ #, ated his earlier stand on abid- Sidhu’s elevation in the media ing by Delhi’s decision, also before taking him in confi- + ' - L ( , ( made it clear that he is still the dence, Amarinder underlined monarch. that the Congress central lead- &&( ( ( 0 12 &,, ,,$ &( The Captain told Punjab ership should always involve ( , M party affairs in-charge Harish him in important decision- Rawat, who flew on Saturday Sidhu’s “150 odd derogatory announcement of Sidhu’s coro- making processes in the party he Uttar Pradesh morning from Delhi, that his tweets targeted at him”. nation as the Punjab Pradesh and regarding the Government, TGovernment, after inter- midst heightened tension position in the party should not Cricketer-turned-politician Congress Committee (PPCC) including next year’s Assembly acting with the Kanwar asso- Abetween the two countries be undermined and he should Sidhu, on the other hand, made chief during Rawat’s elections. ciations, has decided that this on the issue of Taliban, be consulted in all decisions of sure that the practice sessions Chandigarh visit did not come It has been learnt that the year there will be no Kanwar Afghanistan on Saturday importance — thereby sig- were on for the new innings, by after all. In fact, the CM said he CM maintained that Sidhu’s Yatra due to the coronavirus claimed that the 26-year-old nalling his approval to Navjot huddling with the party’s senior had raised “certain issues” with appointment should comple- epidemic. Earlier, Chief daughter of its Ambassador to Sidhu’s elevation. Reports said leaders and “seeking guidance” Rawat, which the latter would ment his efforts in returning Minister Yogi Adityanath had Pakistan was kidnapped and Captain Amarinder has also from them. take up with the party supremo the party to power in 2022 State directed Additional Chief tortured in Islamabad. sought public “apology” for The much-awaited Sonia Gandhi. Assembly polls. Secretary (Home) Awanish Issuing a strong statement Awasthi and Director General in this regard, the Afghanistan of Police Mukul Goyal to hold Government also demanded talks with other States in view enhanced security for its diplo- of the Kanwar Yatra. matic staff and a thorough Additional Chief probe into the incident. Secretary (Information) Reports said the incident Navneet Sehgal confirmed took place on Friday at 2.00 pm pital,” it said. place in the backdrop of here on Saturday night that Pakistan time in the commer- The Afghanistan Foreign Afghanistan time and again # after an appeal by the State cial hub of Islamabad when she Ministry said it “strongly con- charging Pakistan with helping Government, the Kanwar was returning from the Jinnah demns this heinous act and Taliban. Moreover, Kabul has ! " $ Sangh had accepted the commercial complex in the expresses its deep concern over repeatedly said Pakistan is not Government’s decision to Bule Area. The Afghanistan the safety and security of diplo- doing enough to prevail upon postpone this year’s Foreign Ministry said in a mats, their families, and staff Taliban to have peace talks. legislators are in the national Kanwar Yatra. statement Silsila Alikhil, the members of the Afghan polit- Afghanistan Vice President Capital to look for other It may be noted that last daughter of Afghan envoy ical and consular missions in Amrullah Saleh on Thursday options. year the Kanwar Sanghs had Najibullah Alikhil, was held for Pakistan”. alleged that the Pakistan Air ven as the Congress is fac- The BJP has set an eye to themselves postponed the several hours by the unidenti- Afghanistan called on the Force is providing air support Eing trouble in Punjab, stage a comeback just like they Yatra after talks with the fied persons who kidnapped Pakistan Government to “take to Taliban. Amrullah Saleh Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, did in Madhya Pradesh. Government. This time also her on Friday. immediate necessary actions to had said in a tweet, “The Maharashtra is yet to settle “They (MLAs) are party hange of guards in the BJP the Government had taken “The Ministry of Foreign ensure full security of the Pakistan Air Force has issued down, problem is members and have every right CGovernment in Karnataka he steps down. this decision only with the Affairs of the Islamic Republic Afghan Embassy and con- official warning to the Afghan brewing in for the JMM- to visit their leadership to dis- is expected with the central Yediyurappa, who met consent of the associations. of Afghanistan states with deep sulates as well as the immuni- Army and Air Force that any Congress coalition cuss anything including griev- leadership indicating to the Union Home Minister Amit However, the UP regret that on July 16, 2021, the ty of the country’s diplomats move to dislodge the Taliban Government in Jharkhand. ances, if any,” said a Congress incumbent Chief Minister BS Shah, Defence Minister Rajnth Government wanted the daughter of the Afghan and their families in accor- from Spin Boldak area will be Eight MLAs from ruling Rajya Sabha MP. Yediyurappa that he needs to Singh and party president JP Kanwar Yatra not to be Ambassador to Islamabad dance with international faced and repelled by the Congress are camping in Delhi The unusual movement of step down. Nadda, denied that he has banned this time. Rather, it Alikhil, was abducted for sev- treaties and conventions”. Pakistan Air Force.” to flag their concern before the Congress MLAs from Yediyurappa on Saturday offered to resign and insisted was of the view that the jour- eral hours and severely tortured She was allowed to go by Afghanistan President party high command. Jharkhand to Delhi comes a set his own conditions before that the top leadership wanted ney should be taken out fol- by unknown individuals on her her abductors after five or six Ashraf Ghani said at a confer- While party sources said month after Chief Minister the top leaders for his exit from him to “work hard” to form a lowing the Covid protocol. way home,” the statement said. hours with her hands and feet ence in Uzbekistan capital they are to request the high Hemant Soren had to return the helm. Sources said full BJP majority Government But the Uttarakhand “After being released from the tied, reports said. There were Tashkent that Islamabad is command for an audience to from Delhi after making futile Yediyurappa wants his sons to in the State in 2023 Government banned the entry kidnappers’ captivity, Alikhil is injury marks on her wrists triggering violence in present their grievances, polit- attempts for five days to meet be suitably accommodated at and win maximum Lok Sabha of kanwariyas coming from under medical care at the hos- and ankles. The incident took Afghanistan. ical sources said a section of top Congress leadership. the Centre before seats in 2024 . outside the State. !R " + Kalahandi and Kandhamal. six, Balangir and Gajapati four reported from the State pool. Meanwhile, as many as each, Ganjam three, Nuapada So far, 9,25,526 patients , 4556 2,182 persons tested positive two and Deogarh one. have recovered in the State. " in 2020 but special efforts are for the disease during last 24 Besides, 93 cases were being made to mitigate this hours in the 30 districts and the impact through intensified case 786 & State pool, increasing the total %& ''() finding in OPD settings as caseload to 9,52,111. Out of the rance will allow interna- # well as through active case 9+ 6*58: new cases, 1,258 were from Ftional travellers who finding campaigns in the com- quarantine and 924 local con- 303 disease in the city, mounting have had AstraZeneca’s Indian- munity by all States, the direc- tacts. the total death toll to 616. manufactured vaccine tive stated. -;7<( In the last 24 hours, a total hubaneswar on Saturday However, 226 persons recov- (Covishield) into the country The dual morbidity of of 73,027 samples were tested Bregistered 372 new Covid- ered on the day, increasing starting Sunday. Tuberculosis (TB) and Covid- 1 and the test positivity rate 19 positive cases, with which the total recoveries to 93,558. At the same time, France is mid a surge in 19 can be further highlighted (TPR) was 2.98%. the total tally in the State cap- Meanwhile, the BMC on tightening border checks to ATuberculosis (TB) cases, through the facts that both the 303 Khordha district reported ital city increased to 95,556. Saturday, following a report of control the spread of the delta the Union Health Ministry on diseases are known to be infec- the day’s highest 510 cases fol- Out of the new cases, 285 several positive cases in Plot variant and protect hospitals, Saturday directed its recom- tious and primarily attack the he State on Saturday regis- lowed by Cuttack with 308, were local contacts and 87 N-2/13, Niladri Nilaya according to a statement from mendations on TB screening lungs, presenting similar symp- Ttered 67 more Covid-19 Jajpur 175 and Baleswar 161. quarantine cases.The local Apartment under IRC the Prime Minister on for all Covid-19 positive dence to suggest that there has toms of cough, fever and diffi- deaths, with which the total toll The districts which report- contacts included 10 cases Village.